Radiant Women

I’ve dreamt of getting married and becoming a mum ever since I can remember. When I was little I was always playing ‘mums and dads’ and my dream wedding has already been planned on multiple Pinterest boards. Having been invited to two weddings in the autumn, I have found myself dreaming a lot about my own wedding day and wondering who my future husband might be. You see, our society is so relationship focused, with the idea that you are incomplete without a partner, and as women, it can become so easy to long to be in a relationship – to yearn for someone to love and cherish you and make you feel safe and valued. But recently, as much as I am finding it hard to wait for my future husband (God willing), it is a topic I have really been thinking about and there is a lot I feel God is teaching me in this season of singleness and waiting, whether it is a long or short season. So I’d like to share some of my thoughts with you. Thought 1: We already have Someone who loves us We a...

‘’Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.’’ Proverbs 3:5-6 Many of us who have been Christians for a long time will know this verse – maybe even off by heart. But I’ve only discovered very recently what this verse truly means in my life. In today’s blog post I want to share with you what has been going on in my life recently and how God has really opened my eyes to the meaning of this beautiful verse. For the last few years, I have been worrying a lot about my future. At the age of 15/16, there are so many people asking about your future and ''what's next.'' My answer has been the same each time, until recently: ‘I’m not sure yet.’ I'd shrug it off and pretend that it didn’t matter – that I wasn't phased and that I had all the time in the world to decide what to do with my life. But it did matter. It didn’t feel like I had all the time in ...